Executive Regulation of the Copyright Protection Act  
1443H/ 2022G  
   
 
Article 1: Definitions : 
The following words and phrases, wherever they appear in the articles of the Regulation, shall indicate the 
meanings stated  by before each of them : 
Copyright:   A collection of moral and material interests which are vested in a person's work . 
Author :  Every artist who innovates with his or her efforts in any literary, artistic or scientific work, 
such as writer, poet , painter, musician or other artist,  according to the template in which 
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Innovation:   The personal  character that the author displays in his work  and gives the work  distinction. 
The work  stands out through the essentials of the thought he displa yed or the way he 
presented it.  
Copyright  infringement:  Any unauthorized use of a classifier by the rightful holder that violates the 
instructions for use specified by the right holder, or the Authority  of one or more of the 
infractions provided for in the Act and this regu lation.  
Work : An innovative literary, scientific or artistic production of any kind, signif icance, expression and 
purpose.  
Literature:   Work s and products  expressed in words, whatever their con tent, that is, written or oral.  
Art Publications:  Work s and products  that appeal to the general public's aesthetic such as drawing, 
painting, movement, sound, image, viewing or music.  
Performance  artists:  Actors, musicians, singers, dancers, choirs and others who perform work s and 
products  of art in one form or an other of literary or artistic work s and products . 
Deployment:   Communicating or communicating directly or indirectly the work  to the public or extracting 
copies or images from it or from any part of the work  that can be read, seen, heard or 
performed.  
Product :  A natural or juridical person who, for the purpose of presenting the audiovisual work  to the 
public, places the audiovisual work  on a physical prop under his/her financial responsibility.  
Audio:   The fixing of sounds for performance or other soun ds, or the fixing of sound representation in 
a form other than an installation included in another audiovisual work . Audio Recording 
Product: A natural or juridical person initiated and responsible for installing for the first time 
the sounds constituting the performance or other sounds, or for installing any representation 
of the sounds.  
Compulsory license : Authorizing others to exploit the work  without the consent of the author or the 
copyright holders, in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Act and the 
regulation.  
Act: copyright protection Act. 
Regulation : implementing regulation of the Act. 
Competent  Department : competent Department  of the Authority . 
Authority : Saudi Intellectual Property Authority . 
Council : Council  of Directors of the Authority . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Chapter 1 
Protected work s and products , products  and public performance rights  
Article 2: Protected Work s and products and products  
The following work s and products  – for example without limitation shall be  protected:  
1- Theatrical work s and products  or musical plays.  
2- Work s and products  performed by artistic movements or steps, and gestures.  
3- Cinematographic  work s or products  or those expressed in cinematographic style.  
4- Work s and products related to c arving, drilling and printing.  
5- Photographic work s and products  or those expressed in photographic style . 
6- News reports which shall not include  daily news events.  
 
Article 3: F olklore:  
1- Folklore (Saudi folklore) is considered to be a public property of the State and no one shall be 
entitled to any development or modification thereof except with the prior approval of the Authority . 
2- Every expression reflecting  the traditional folklore that originated or continued in the Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia, shall be considered as a f olklore , in particular:  
A. Folk expressions  such stories, puzzles, poetry  and similar traditions . 
B. Musical expression s such as s ongs,  anthems  and popular songs, whether they are delivered to the 
public in words or accompanied by music . 
C. Kinetic expression such folk dances, art forms and what was performed at ceremonial events.  
D. Tangible  expressions  such as calligraphy, color  painting, engraving, ceramics, wood and iron 
made products, etc., or any other fine -graffiti, inscription, drawing, hand woven  bags, 
needlework,  carpets, clothing, etc . 
Article 4: Rules for publishing  and circulation of documents : 
Authors must observe the provisions pertaining to the publishing and circulation of official documents 
issued in the Kingdom and obtain official approvals and consents to be published, circulated or translated , 
including the texts of Acts, regulations, jud icial rulings and decisions of administrative bodies.  
Article 5: Rights of p ublic representation and performance : 
The authors of theatrical works, musical plays, musical works or their representatives shall have the right to 
get an approval or a consent for the following : - 
1- Representing or performing their product s publicly, including by publicly representing and 
performing in all ways or means.  
2- Establish ing the performance of their works  or transmitting the same t o the  public by all means, 
manners and ways . 
3- Translating their work s and products . 
Article 6: Right to trace : 
The authors of the original fine art work s and products  and those of the original musical manuscripts - even if 
they have given up ownership of the original version of their product s – shall have the right to participate in a 
percentage of the proceeds of each sale of these work s and products , and this shall  not apply to  the work s and 
products  of architecture and the work s and products  of applied art.  
 
 
 
 
  
Article 7: Protection of performers, producers of audio recordings and  organizations  of broadcasting . 
First:  Producers of a udio recordings and performers : 
Performers and producers of audio recordings shall have an exclusive right to get an approval or a consent to 
do the following : 
1- Public performance of their product s, including public reci tation by all means or methods.  
2- Transfer and performance of their work s and products  to the public by all means.  
3- Fix their performance on  a physical pillar.  
4- Authorize the transfer all or some of their own works and products  through information networks.  
5- To issue a license for recording audio s and circulating the same  in specified States. Any copy 
imported from exclusively licensed States or made without the authorization of the author and 
subject to confiscation shall be deemed to be incompatible with rights.  
6- Authorize the distribution and leasing of their original work s and products . 
7- Producers of sound recordings shall have the right to authorize or prevent direct or indirect copying 
of their audio recordings.  
 
Second: Broadcasting  corporations : 
Broadcasting corporations  may prohibit any of the following acts when ever they are performed without a 
license:  
1. Recording radio programs  and copying any thereof.  
2. Retransmission  via radio means, and public transmission of such material s. 
3. Determination of the methods of direct broadcast or reception, by the means of capture devices or by 
cable.  
4. Transmission of radio broadcasting to the public in public places or via indoor radio stations for 
closed societies  
 
Article 8: Claim ing Rights : 
1- Any author who is a partner in any work  shall be entitled to apply individually for provisional action 
in the event of an infringement or violation  on the copyright, and shall have the sole right to claim his 
own share of compe nsation for the damage he suffered  
2- The co -author shall not be entitl ed to object to any development or modification that the majority of 
the partners in the work  wish to make . 
Article 9:  Rights  to lease: 
The owners of the rights of the works and products  shall have the right to rent them in the Kingdom, taking 
into account the adoption of the necessary precautions.  
1- To ensure the absence that may hinder the rental or leasing of them.  
2- To identify and determine potential problems and infringements of leasing  to check the ability to avoid 
the same . 
3- That the beneficiary provides awareness -raising to the target audience on the leasing mechanism.  
4- To publicize the necessary guidance to the target audience.  
5- To set a time date for the leasing exercise to take effect.  
6- To regulate the contractual relationship of leasing in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the 
Regulation.  
  
Article 9 : Database protection:  
Original  databases shall be  protected thanks to  the selection and collation of their content as intellectua l 
creations while such  protection shall  not extend to the data or materials themselves  
 
Chapter 2 
Violation and Control Procedures  thereof  
Section  1 
The responsibility for infringements  and Violations of the right of the author  
Article 11: Responsibility for Infringement : 
First:   Any person who commits any of the violation s set forth in the Act shall be considered an infringer of 
the copyright.  
Second:  Establishments are liable for any violations  committed by their employees on any intellectual 
property if their knowledge or omission is established,  such as maintaining fraudulent, copied 
computer programs or audio, video tapes, performing maintenance on an electronic device loaded with 
forged , decrypted software or other work s and products  as such . 
Third:  Any act of a person who reproduces, sells, imports, exports, transports, publishes or rents protected 
work s and products  shall be considered an infringement of copyright and contrary to the provisions of 
the Act and this Regulation.  
 
Article 12: Infringement : 
First:  Within the scope of personal use, any use of the intellectual work  for the sole purpose of personal use, 
such as copying the work  for the purpose of retaining the original, writing the copy, translating 
paragraphs thereof or writing comments expressing personal opinion, is considered to be beyond the 
limits of personal u se. 
Second:  Any usage of the work  that exceeds the concept of personal use is considered to be an 
encroachment, such as:  
1- Use, copy or use the work  and use it for functional tasks.  
2- Use of the Author  for commercial or profit -making purposes  
3- The use of the Author  on the contrary to  the legitimate uses provided for by Act. 
4- Renting, copying or allowing others to copy or modify the work  on the grounds of possession of an 
original.  
5- Any conduct that hinders the author from exercising his moral or financial right.  
Third:  As understood from clause  2 of article 9 of the Act, financial rights shall include the right to reproduce 
by any intention or form, including digital reproduction . 
Fourth:   Reproducing  the work  with the intention of making copies available for commercial 
exploitation or for sale to students of science or educational institutions, etc . shall be considered as an 
infringement of the right of the author . 
Fifth:  The employer owning an original copy of the work  shall not entitle or grant him/ her  the right to 
reproduce and distribute  such copy  to the employees of his establishment under the pretext that it is 
personal use.  
 
Article 13:  Infringement of audio & video products and radio broadcasting : 
Exceed ing the methods of use specified by the person entitled to them  shall be considered as a n infringement 
of the right of an author to aud iovisual and radio works, e xamples to the same shall include  the following – 
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1- Broadcasting by the  Author  to the public without prior authorization from the rights holders, such as 
the use of radio, music, video or satellite broadcasting in shops, restaurants, hotels, clubs, hospitals 
and othe r places where human beings  exist or assemble.   
2- Surpassing or breaking  the precautionary barriers for the purpose of illegally presenting of radio 
material s. 
3- Reproduction of broadcast material for  the purpose of  presentation, lease or sale  of the same . 
4- Adding or removing electronic slides of projectors in order that the device or  system  overcome s the 
possibilities of the limits under  which such  device or system was  made in order to infringe on the 
rights of others . 
Article 14: Infringement of performance rights:  
1. If the performance of the work  is performed at school events or so, unless the addressee receives prior 
approval from the rights holders, shall be considered an infringement of the performance rights of the 
work  and while the performance of the work  made  in the applied classroom for the purpose of 
education  shall be considered as a legal use in accordance with article 15, clause 8, of the Act.  
2. Any reproduction of a work  during its copying, filming, registration  or recording , for the purpose of 
exploiting or transmitting it to the public without the consent of the copyright holders, shall be 
considered as an infringement of the copyright.  
Article 15: Decoding the  Electronic Devices : 
Any act leads to removal of the original precautionary information from the electronic devices produced by 
the manufacturer shall  considered an infringement of the right of author, and any one facilitates  any of the 
following shall be considered as a violating  body :   
1- Removing or adding electronic or non -electronic slices to the display and receiver devices in order to 
exceed the limits set by the m anufacturer.  
2- Cancelation of the original operating program for the display and receiving equipment and its loading 
with forged software with a  view to exceeding the limits and possibilities for which the device was 
designed.  
 
Article 16: Software Infringement : 
First:  Computer programs , software  and games, whether in source or machine language, shall be  protected 
as literary works.  
Second:  Any use of the s oftware to the contrary of the uses specified by the copyright holder shall be deemed 
as an infringement of the right of the author : 
1- Software and game software reproduction.  
2- Leasing or licensing programs, game programs or licenses by a collective use without documents 
authorizing the lessor to exercise the right  for the same.  
3- Load ing internal networks or devices by reproduced  software.  
Article 17: Maintenance shops’  Responsibility : 
Facilities that specialize in providing maintenance services for electronic projectors and receivers shall be 
considered to be  responsible and violating the  copyright if it’s caught to have  devices which codes were 
decrypted , loaded using counterfeit software, or fake software.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Chapter II 
Procedures for the Control and Investigation of Violation s 
Article 18: Seizing  Violations:  
Any violations of the provisions of the Act and the regulation shall be seized  in any of the following cases: - 
1- Upon a  complaint by the rights -holders or their representatives.  
2- Upon  reports  received, according to the forms prepared for this purpose . 
3- Field visits of seizure officers to the public establishments and shops used in an activity of any 
intellectual property.  
Article 19: Procedures of Seizure and Inspection:  
In the exercise of their inspection and seizure duties, seizure officers  may undertake the following 
procedures: - 
1- Access and inspecting  premises of establishments producing, offering, distributing, selling, using or 
providing maintenance services for any protected items, including accessories and attachments of 
such premises.   
2- Seizure of copies of works, products and devices found  - at the time of the initial examination  or 
inspection - to be  reasonably the object of a  violation or infringement  and, where appropriate, on the 
relevant documents.  
3- To make a p rompt accountability of the alleged offender or any of the personnel of the establishment 
and the statement of the owner or, if appropriate, his representative  
In all cases, the alleged offender shall be allowed to submit his defense s in writing or to record them and to 
attach the same with a record prepared for this purpose, in a ddition to the documents  he submits.  
 
Article 20 : Missions of Seizure : 
First:  The competent department shall be responsible for the seizing  of violations and collecting evidence 
indicating that there is an infringement or violation  on the right of the author of devices, work s and 
products  or goods.  
Second: The seized or obtained item shall be recorded in the report  of seizure and signed by the officer and 
the owner of the facility or his own representative. The personnel of the facility shall be included in 
the report. The record shall include the following information regarding refraining from signing or 
escaping from site: 
1- Name, address and basic evidentiary  information of the enterprise.  
2- Date and location of the seizure  
3- The names of the personnel at the site.  
4- Name and nature of the work  or product subject to infringement  and the quantity and specifications 
of the seized copies  
5- Type, facts, causes and circumstances of the v iolation . 
 
Article 21: Showing the identities of the  seizure  officers  
Upon carrying out inspection and seizure duties, the seizure and inspection  officers shall be required to 
produce a proof of identity.  
 
 
 
 
 
  
Article 22 : Analysis of evidence s: 
Upon receipt of seizures resul ting from field visits and the  evidence s denoting the same , the competent 
Department  shall  do the following procedures : 
1- An external inspection and examination  of the devices,  work s and products  that have been seized in 
terms of their apparent state descriptions and number.  
2- The competent department shall inspect the seizures, analyze their contents to ensure that they 
involve an infringement of the copyright and prepare a technical report, including the following 
information:  
A- A Detailed description of the work s and products . 
B- The number of seized copies , and value of selling them to the public at the moment of the 
adjustment.  
C- Violations  and infringements  included in the work . 
D- The method and way to find out and identify the infringement of  violation.  
E- The m ethod and way of displaying the violating  work s and products  to the public . 
F- Any other information or technical facts about the product  and the method of related infringement or 
violation . 
G- To provide an evidence to  whether the violation has been proven  or not . 
Article 23: Technical Check  of Document s: 
1- A preliminary examination of a complaint submitted to the Authority shall be conducted, and 
documents and evidence shall be examined and verified as to whether it meets the requirements for 
filing a complaint in accordance with the f orms prepared for that purpose.  
2- The competent department shall analyze the content of the documents submitted on complaints and 
their evidence to ensure that they may be infringed upon t he right of the author or not, prepare a 
technical report, which shall be proportionate to the type of the product  and shall include, the 
following information  - at least : 
A. Main information of  the complaint.  
B. A detailed description of the original work  and the forfeited one. 
C. Determination of the number of originals and copies subject to infringement or violation . 
D. Violations  and infringement in the work  or the evidence submitted . 
E. Any other technical information or facts about the work  and the method of infringement or violation . 
F. Providing an evidence to whether the violation has been  proven or not, according to the available 
evidence, documents, and legal texts supporting the existence of the violation.  
G. The analyst submits a report to the Department  on the complaint, indicating the extent to which the 
violation has been proven.  
 
Article 24: Investigating the violations and infringements : 
Seizure Officers shall hear the statements of persons accused of violating any provision of the Act and the 
regulation or their representatives when there are indications and indications of an infringement or violatio n, 
they may:   
1- Issue a preliminary summons requiring the competent Department  of the Authority to be reviewed 
within a period not exceeding three days from the summons  date.  
2- Issue a final summons requiring the competent Department  of the Authority to be reviewed within a 
period not exceeding five days from the summons day.  
3- The rec ord of the investigation shall contain the following data: -  
A. Hour, day, date and place of the  statements heard.  
B. Name and position  of the employee who heard the statement.  
C. Name , identity number and contact address of the person charged with the Violation . 
D. Results of facing the person accused of  the violation  with the violations attributed to him. 
E. The full answers of the alleged offender to questions addressed to him, including his defenses.  
4- The alleged offender shall be held accountable for the period of time during which he committed 
infringement or violation s on the author  and the extent of his financial returns . 
5- If necessary, the Seizure O fficer may summon any person who deems it necessary  to hear his 
statements regarding the violation and record them in the record.  
6- The competent Department  of the Authority may use the expertise to detect violations in accordance 
with the administrative procedures governing this work . 
7- The competent Department  shall submit all cases and violations  to the Committee for its consideration.  
8- In the event that the alleged offender or his representative does not appear within the period specified 
for the summons, the case papers shall be referred to the Comm ittee for decision.  
 
Chapter 3 
Procedures to seize violations and infringements made via websites  
Article 25: Violating the  electronic work s and products  
First:  Any person who proves a resurrection through websites on the World Wide Web shall be considered 
an infringer of the right of the author for any of the violations mentioned in Article (21) of the Act. 
Second:  Websites on the World Wide Web shall be  responsible for any violation committed to the author’s 
copyright according  to the internal content of the site, items  broadcasted  through  it, or through 
which it is linked to the site  by an external link of a nother subordinate site in the case of proven 
violation stipulated in Article (21) of the Act. 
 
Article 26: Regulating electronic publications  
Any violation  of the provisions of the Act and regulation shall be seized  on websites on the World Wide Web 
according to the following: - 
1- A complaint filed by the rights -holders or their representatives, provided that it conforms to the 
conditions of its registration with the Authority in accordance with the for ms established for that 
purpose.  
2- On the basis of the communications received by the Authority  in accordance with the forms prepared 
for this purpose.  
3- Monitoring by the competent Department  of websites on the World Wide Web that are likely to 
infringe on copyright, according to preliminary  evidence.  
Article 27: Electronic Product Violations  Control Procedures  
The competent department shall initiate procedures to regulate websites on the World Wide Web when there 
is an infringement on the copyright in accordance with the following procedures: - 
1- The procedure for controlling a violation shall be carried out by editing a record containing the following:  
A. The reason for the seizure  process . 
B. Domain name or IP address for the website . 
C. Determining the location of the Violation  within the website  
D. Type, facts, causes, and circumstances of the violation.  
  
3- The competent Department  shall prepare a technical report on the record of seizure, which shall 
contain, at a minimu m, the following information: - 
A- Background information for making a seizure.  
B- A detailed description of the website, including its activities and services.  
C- Violations of the website  abuses thereof . 
D- Determining the method and way  of infringement or violation . 
E- Any other technical information or facts about the work  and the method of infringement or 
violation . 
Article 28: Temporary block and referral  
The competent Department  of the Authority shall initiate summonses and temporary blocking of websites on 
the World Wide Web, in accordance with the legal procedures followed, that are found to have  violated  the 
provisions of the Act and the regulation. In such regard, the competent Department  of the Authority may do 
the following , for example:  
1- Summon  the owner of the website shall be alleged to be in violation of the Act shall be summoned 
for review by the competent Department  within one working day of the date of summons.  
2- In the event of non -compliance with the summons or the absence of local channels of 
communication with the owner of the website, the website shall be temporarily blocked until the 
competent Department  has rev iewed and found out absence of the violation in question , as per the 
act. 
3- The authority may coordinate with service providers, host sites and their equivalents; to provide the 
competent Department  with the necessary data for websites suspected of violating the copyright in 
accordance with the available preliminary evidence.  
4- In the event that the website owner's statements are available and the summons are not responded to 
after eight (8) working da ys from the beginning of the temporary blocking, the case papers shall be 
referre d to the Committee for decision.  
5- Make a temporary blocking of offending websites immediately, provided that the website found to 
be in violation contains any of the following elements:  
A. Live streaming . 
B. Enable work  loading . 
C. Availability of payment methods indicating a profit motive.  
D. The emergence of propaganda.  
E. Comments for users . 
Article 29: right to claim compensation:  
The copyright holder or his representative shall have the right to claim compensation for damages suffered as 
a result of an infringement or violation  on any of his rights protected by Act before the competent court.  
Article 30: Rules of procedure of the Committee for Consideration of Violations  
1- The Secretariat of the Committees for the Adjudication of Intellectual Property Disputes shall  
supervise the Committee's art work s and management procedures and scheduling of the cases before 
it in coordination with members.  
2- The Committee may meet if at least two thirds of the members are present, including the legal  advisers.  
3- The Committee may, when necessary, seek the assistance of experts to seek their views on certain 
Violations  brought before it.   
4- The Committee may summon any party found to be in breach to hear his or her statement, the seizure 
officer who seized the violation , the data analyst, the investigator or any other person whose statement 
it deems necessary to hear.  
5- The Committee may return  the violation papers to the competent Department  in the event that the 
Department  does not complete any of the procedures stipulated in the regulation.  
6- The Committee shall issue its decisions by majority and submit them to the Council by the Chairman 
of the Committee. Its decisions shall not enter into force until they have been ratified by the Council.  
7- If the Committee considers that the Violation  found to have been committed is serious and requires a 
prison sentence or a fine of more than SR 100,000, or the closing of the shop once and for all, and the 
revocation of the license, the Committee shall submit a request to the Council for approval to refer the 
violation to the Public Prosecutor's Office for referral to the competent court for consi deration and 
determination of the appropriate penalty against the offender . 
8- The Secretariat of the Committees for the Adjudication of Intellectual Property Disputes shall notify 
the competent Department  of the approved decisions to enforce the prescribed p enalties.  
 
Article 31: Sanctions and penalties’ enforcement controls : 
1- In the event of a complaint against the Committee's decision before the competent court, the penalties 
set forth in the decision shall be suspended unti l a final judgment is rendered.  
2- Penalties falling within the jurisdiction of the competent court shall be executed after a final judgment 
has been rendered by the competent court.  
3- Upon  the enforcement of penalties, the followin g shall be taken into account:  
A. The competent department shall  notify the person against whom the decision has been issued or 
his representativ e by means of an official letter in which it shall indicate the number of the decision 
issued against him, the date of the decision, the penalties included in the decision, an d shall be 
delivered to him or his representative. The competent Department  may use electronic means of 
communication, which shall entail  the same consequences of other communication.  
B. The offender shall pay the financial fine as stipulated by the relevant Acts, regulations, and 
resolutions.  
C. If a ruling is issued by the court competent to revoke the license, the State Authority which issued 
the license to revoke it shall notify the Authority and follow up the enforcement of the ruling.  
D. The Authority shall prepare the content of the declaration of a verdict issued against the offender 
if the decision includes the penalty of defamation in accordance with Article ( 22) - Section ( 5) of 
the Act. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Chapter Two  
Precautionary Seizure  
Article 32 : Temporary precautions:  
1. The Committee shall have  the powers and authorities to order immediate interim measures to prevent 
infringement of any copyright and to prevent imported works involving infringement of the copyright 
from accessing comme rcial channels.  
2. The Committee shall have the powers and authorities  to take interim measures without the knowledge 
of the other party, if any delay is likely to result in damage to it or when there is a possibility of 
destruction of evidence.  
3. The Committee may require  the plaintiff:  
A- To present any evidence proving that he had the right to act as done . 
B- Preliminary evidence that his right is or about to be infringed.  
C- Provision of a financial guarantee equivalent enough to protect the defendant and to prevent abuse  
or enforcement of rights.  
D- The Authority  may request from the applicant any other evidence to determine the permissibility  
of the case.  
4. The Committee may, after the adoption of provisional arrest measures, notify the affected Parties of 
their views and submissions within a temporary period not exceeding (31) thirty -one days from the 
adoption of temporary  measures for consideration of the m odification, cancelation or confirmation of 
such measures.  
5. The Committee may revoke or suspend measures taken pursuant to items (1) and (2) of this article at 
the request of the respondent if the applicant fails to respond to a request for documentation wi thin a 
time limit set by the Committee and not exceeding (31) days.  
6. Where the temporary  measures have been canceled or have expired as a result of negligence on the 
part of the claimant or it has subsequently become apparent that no infringement has occurred on the 
items or goods, the Authority  may require  the plaintiff, upon request of the defendant, to pay 
appropriate compensations  to the latter  for any damage suffered a s a result of such measures.  
 
Article 33: B order measures : 
1. In the event that the copyright holder has legitimate grounds for suspecting articles that violate his 
rights that are to be imported or exported, the Committee may submit a written request to stop and 
seize these articles that are to be imported or export ed as soon as they reach the borders.  
2. The Committee may require the plaintiff  to provide sufficient financial security to protect the 
defendant and prevent abuse of rights.  
3. The applicant shall provide the Committee with the complaint and the evidence establishing the 
infringement or violation s against him - within a period not exceeding ten (10) working days  - provided 
that the period of detention shall not exceed thirty -one (31) days, after which the amendment, repeal 
or confirmation of these measures shall be considered.  
4. The Committee may decide that the plaintiff shall pay the importer or the exporter appropriate 
compensation for damages caused to them by the wrongful seizure  of the items.  
5. The Committee may grant the ri ght-holder  (plaintiff) sufficient opportunity to examine the work s and 
products  in order to substantiate his claims.  
6. The importer shall be entitled to an equivalent opportunity to examine any of these goods.   
7. In the event that the subject of the infringement or violation  proves - The Committee may that it is 
competent to inform the person concerned of the names and addresses of the consignee and consignee 
of the items and their quantities.  
Article 34: Preventive Precautionary Seizure : 
The Authority's office at the border crossing shall have the right to  suspend the procedure for releasing the 
works when it has prima facie evidence of copyright infringement, after coordination with the customs 
Department  at the border crossing. The offic e shall immediately notify the competent Department  to take the 
necessary measures in coordination with the Committee.  
 
Chapter 3 
Compulsory license s 
Article 35 : Eligibility for License  
Everyone shall be entitled to apply to the Authority for a compulsory license to reproduce a work  or 
translate a work  into Arabic, if the person : 
1. Is a Saudi citizen.  
2. Is has a Legal personality based in the Kingdom.  
 
Article 36: General provisions for compulsory licensing  
The Council may grant a compulsory license for a classifier protected under the provisions of the Act upon 
request to the Authority, as follows:  
1- Compulsory authorization shall not be limited to t he person to whom it is granted  
2- Each Compulsory license  application shall be limited to one work . 
3- Each application for a compulsory license shall be decided separately.  
4- The right holder shall be fairly compensated, and the Council shall determine the financial 
equivalent, provided that the li censee undertakes to fulfill it.  
Article 37: Requirements for obtaining compulsory license  
The applicant for the compulsory license shall:  
First: When applying for compulsory license to the Authority:  
A. Comply with the regulations governing the compulsory license, the type of license granted to it, and 
the specifi ed time period . 
B. Provide an evidence proving that he : 
1. made all  efforts to obtain a contractual license from the right holder whose name appears on the 
work  and whose application has been rejected ; or  
2. The right -holder whose name appears on the work  was requested a contractual license and his 
application was not answered at least three months before the application was submitted to the 
Authority . 
3. Efforts were  made to reach the right holder without  finding him. 
C. Provide evidence that he informed the competent authority of the State believed to be the State of 
publication of the product  to be translated or reproduced of his wish to avail himself of the right of 
translation or reproduction at least three months before the application for compulsory authorization 
was submitted to the Authority.  
D. Furnish a  proof of his ability to ensure the quality and accuracy of the translation or copy of the 
work . 
E. Undertake  to be able to pay the financial reward of the person entitled to it.   
F. Determine the retail price of the authorized work  according to the number of editions.  
Second: After applying to the Authority for a compulsory license : 
He shall  
A. Provide any proof that he has notified the right holder or the competent authority of the State believed 
to be the State of publication of the work  of a copy of the compulsory license applicat ion submitted to 
the Authority.  
B. Provide an evidence proving that he has notified the right holder or competent authority in the country 
believed to be the country of publication of a copy of the acceptance of the compulsory license 
application . 
Article 38 : Granting the C ompulsory License  
The Council shall grant the applicant a compulsory license six months after all the requirements of the 
compulsory license have been met.  
 
Article 39: Cases of non -granting a  Compulsory License  
1- The Council shall not grant compulsory License  before the expiration of a period of not less tha n six 
months after the attempts made by the license applicant with the right h older.  
2- The Council shall not grant the compulsory license in the event that the holder of the right translates 
the required license into Arabic, or provides translated copies of the product  in the Kingdom or the 
holder of the right makes copies available for circ ulation in the Kingdom at a price close to the normal 
price, before deciding on the compulsory license application.  
3- The Council shall not grant any compulsory license to a work  if the author has withdrawn from 
circulation all copies of the edition in quest ion. 
Article 40 : Compulsory license  controls  
The licensee shall abide by the following regulations:  
1- Compulsory licensing of reproduction shall be limited to works in printed form or a ny similar form of 
reproduction  
2- The name of the author and the title of the work  shall be mentioned  
3- The original title of the work  - in its original language - should be mentioned on the translated work  
in the case of translation on all copies . 
4- Each copy issued under the license shall bea r a text stating that the copy is only for circulation in the 
Kingdom.  
5- Any other controls approved by the Council  
Article 41: Cases of compulsory licensing  
First:  Compulsory licensing of a translation of a work  shall be applied for and granted  when there is a need 
in the Kingdom for translation  of the product to meet educational or research needs as follows:  
1- If the publication is not translated into Arabic in the Kingdom by the author of the translation right or 
with his permission, three years  after the date of the first publication of the  publication of the product.  
2-  If the author, the rightful holder or his heirs refuse to translate the work  into Arabic or refused to 
authorize the same . 
3- If all copies of the translation of the work  in Saudi Ar abia are made into Arabic without the right holder 
providing translated copies of the work  upon request from the applicant for the license.  
4- Compulsory licensing shall not be granted for profit or commercial purposes   
 
Second: The cases of granting compulsory license for the reproduction of a work  shall be for e ducational needs, 
according to the following:  
1- If copies of the Product  have not been submitted for circulation in the Kingdom by the holder of the 
right or with his permission to meet the needs of the general public or to provide education at a price 
comparable to the usual price for similar products in the Kingdom.  
2- If the holder of the right ceases for six months to offer copies in the Kingdom for the sale of the author  
to meet the needs of the general public or for education at a price close to the normal price in the 
Kingdom for similar works, after the expiration of the following periods from the date of the first 
publication of the product : 
A- Three years if the compulsory license relates to copies of a work  relating to mathematical  sciences , 
physics  and technological sciences.  
B- Five years if the compulsory license is for the copying of a general product or work . 
C- Seven years if the compulsory license relates to the reproduction of a work belonging to the world 
of fiction, such as novels, poetic, theatrical and musical works, and a rt books.  
Third: The cases of compulsory licensing for the translation of a product  for the benefit of the Broadcasting 
corporations  shall be  as follows:  
A- If the Author  has published in hard copy or in any other similar form . 
B- That the headquarters of the Broadcasting corporations  are based in the Kingdom.  
C- If the purpose of the license is limited to the service of educational needs and the broadcasting of 
information of a scientific nature addressed to specialists in a particular profession  
D- If the Broadcast ing corporations  are directed to the Kingdom.  
E- The work  shall be translated from a copy obtained in accordance with the Acts in force in the Kingdom.  
F- The compulsory license is not granted for profit or commercial interest . 
Fourth: Subject to the provisions of item III, the Council may authorize the Broadcasting corporations  to 
translate any text contained in an audiovisual installation prepared and published for use in educational 
purposes.  
 
Fifth:  Subject to clause  (First), if the product  to be translated consists mainly of illustrations and illustrations, 
the reproduction cases in clause  (Second ) shall apply to it.  
 
Article 42: Compulsory license  restrictions  
1- A licensee may not export copies of the work  licensed under compulsory license outside the Kingdom, 
and such copies must b e used only within the Kingdom.  
2- Any government agency in the Kingdom may export copies of translated copies licensed under 
compulsory license to other States under the following conditions:  
A- That the transmittees  are nationals of the Kingdom.  
B- That the same is not made for profit or business  form . 
C- An a greement must be reached with the State to which the export is to be made and the mechanism 
of receipt and distribution clarified.  
 
 
 
  
Article 43: Compulsory license  cancelations  
The Council shall revoke the compulsory license in the following cases : 
1- If the licensee fails to make adequate use of the compulsory license to meet the needs of the Kingdom 
within the period spec ified in the decision to grant.  
2- If it is established that the licensee has unduly obtained the compulsory license.  
3- If the licensee contravenes the provisions of article 21 of the Act when preparing the licensed version.  
4- If the licensee violates any provision of the com pulsory license.  
Article 44: Compulsory license  terminations  
1- The Council shall terminate the power of compulsory licensing upon notification from the right holder 
if the work  is translated into Arabic or made available for circulation in the Kingdom by the right 
holder, or with his/  her authorization, and is of the same content as the translation published or at a 
price close to the normal price in the Kingdom. The right holde r shall notify the licensee of the 
translation or copies of the work  and provide a proof thereof.  
2- The termination of the license shall take effect three months after the date of a notification to the 
licensee.  
3- Copies issued under the compulsory license may  continue to circulate in the Kingdom until their entry 
into force.  
Article 45: Payment of financial remuneration for a compulsory license  
After being informed of the decision to accept the license application, the applicant shall be obliged to pay the 
Council's financial remuneration to the holder of the right to issue the license under a  30 days of the day on 
which it was notified . The appl icant shall provide an evidence  thereof and, in the event of non -payment within 
that time period, the application for the compulsory l icense shall be considered void, with excluding the case 
in which  the applicant is unable to find or access the person ent itled, as determined by the decision for granting 
the permit.  
 
Article 46: D uration of compulsory license  
1- The duration of the compulsory license shall be determined by the Council in the award decision and 
by the means or intermediary that the licensee will use to transmit the work  to the public.  
2- The Council may extend the duration of the compulsory license if  the licensee proves that there is a 
legitimate reason.  
Article 47: Publication of the  compulsory license decisions  
Decisions to grant, terminate and revoke compulsory licenses  shall be registered  in the record s of the Authority 
and published , indicating the name of the author, the contact information, the type of license, the name of the 
licensee and the duration of the license, and notifies the licensee.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Chapter 4 
General provisions  
Article 48: Public Property:  
First:  All unprotected works and products  that belong to Saudi authors or that have expired in accordance 
with the provisions of the Act and as per this regulation shall be transferred to the Public Property . 
The Authority shall exercise the right of the author to pursue them.  
Second:  The protection provided by the Act and this Regulation shall apply upon the act’s entry into force to 
all foreign works and products  which have not fallen to the public property of the State of origin by 
the expiration of the period of protection.  
 
Article  49: Nature of protection:  
1- All intellectual works, whether literary, scientific or artistic, of any kind, shall enjoy the protection 
provided by Act and this Regulation, as long as they are allowed to be circulate d in the Kingdom.  
2- Foreign intellectual works are protected in accordance with the principles of the relevant 
international conventions on copyright, of which the Kingdom is a member, in accordance with the 
principle of national treatment.  
3- The scope of protection in article 18 of the Act on Inte rnational Copyright Conventions and Treaties 
shall extends to the neighboring rights provided for in article 7 of hereof . 
 
Article 50: Calculating the  protection period : 
1. Musical and cinematic works and products shall enjoy 50 years of protection from the date of the 
first production of the related work. Such period shall be counted and calculated from the end of the 
Gregorian ye ar in which they were produced.  
2. Computer programs and software shall be protected as literary works and products for - at least - 
fifty years from the date of their first production if the author is a legal, unknown or anonymous  
person . 
3. If the author is a natural person, the p rotection of computer programs and software shall be  
equivalent to the protection accorded to other literary works , 
Article 51: Expiration of protection period : 
An author shall have  the right to object to the reproduction or sale of his works or to perform work derived 
from his original work after the expiration of the financial rights at the end of the protection period, in the 
event of damage to his honor and reputation, or of dist ortion of the work.  
 
Article 52: The Regulation’s e ntry into force : 
This regulation shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force from the date of  the said  
publication.